[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR35.6]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

                                SERVICES

 

PART 35_HOSPITAL AND STATION MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 35.6  Admissions; determination of eligibility for care.



    Except as may otherwise be provided for specific classes of patients 

by the regulations of this chapter, the officer in charge of the station 

or hospital to which application is made is authorized to determine the 

eligibility of applicants, as beneficiaries of the Service, for care and 

for treatment. Such determinations shall be subject to review by the 

chief of the division of the Service responsible for administration of 

the station or hospital concerned upon referral made by the officer in 

charge in doubtful cases or upon appeal made by an applicant who has 

been denied care or treatment.